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Been looking for the right one for a while. I had one about 40 years ago and like a dope I sold it. Bring on the Snows of Kilimanjaro, The Short, Happy Life of Francis McComber! SEDGLEY
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Man, that’s a cool danged rifle! Holy smokes! Congrats on grabbing it!
Semper Fi
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I regret selling my original one and waxed and waned through the years about another one. I've mentioned it before, but I find myself hunting more and more "retro", even though my 20/15 eyes aren't what they used to be, but out to 200 yards plus, I can kill them all day long.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Jorge that is a great snag! Might be a little jealous.
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I, just awesome.. Great.. Congratulations..
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Member: Clan of the Turdlike People.
Courage is Fear that has said its Prayers
�If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.� Ronald Reagan.
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What fresh Hell is this?
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Congrats Jorge! That is a snag of a lifetime!
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Who doesn't aspire to be shot in the head by their wife. Enjoy
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Classic beauty! Congrats!
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Well done Jorge! That is truly awesome! Happy for you!
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Bill DeVaux's gun shop in Norwich, VT, used to have a few Sedgleys pass through. The one that I remember the best was a mannlicher stocked Krag in 25-35.
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Amazing rifle, congratulations. Having serious rifle envy here.
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I assumed when we chatted last night that you were thinking about it. Quick thinking  Looking forward to seeing that in Feb.
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Great looking gun, very nice condition but the serial number is pretty low are you going to shoot it? Mb
" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
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Having lived in a suberb of Philly for 64 years i was very familiar with the Sedgley name and knew a few people owning them.
They had employed quite a number of people over the years including a gunsmith by name of Martin Wurzer, and a stock man by name of Pete Peterson. They eventually formed their own business in Philly, and my father had several rifles built there looking very much like the gun pictured here, but without the schnobel forend.
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Great looking gun, very nice condition but the serial number is pretty low are you going to shoot it? Mb Absolutely . Mr. Sedgley took care of the "soft" issues. It's in is book.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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I know where on is right now but the owner is hanging on to it. It's not as fancy as Jorge's but it is a 30-06 and is very similar. I don't recall if it's a Rock Island receiver or a Springfield. I went with the last owner to the range where he was shooting 30-06 M1 Garand ammo and got 3 shots in less than 2" with the adjustable sights similar to what is on Jorge's rifle. I was impressed considering the ammo was simple bulk ball ammo. You did good Jorge.
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For liberals and anarchists, power and control is opium, selling envy is the fastest and easiest way to get it. TRR. American conservative. Never trust a white liberal. Malcom X Current NRA member.
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"There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon
"...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg
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Great looking gun, very nice condition but the serial number is pretty low are you going to shoot it? Mb Absolutely . Mr. Sedgley took care of the "soft" issues. It's in is book. I thought there was a brittleness issue.
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